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Walton is a small town of 2,423 people in Delaware County, New York. It's about 40 miles from Binghamton, NY and 121 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $771 a month.
2,423people
$119kTypical home
$771/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
68"Snow
184Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,423
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,571 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to New York, NY
- 40 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$753/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 28% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BGM airport
- 79 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+20 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk